cheese and bake in a red sauce. This dish was unbelievably delicious. For as heavy

of dish as it sounds, it went down surprisingly fast! The added flavor of the red

sauce was like the cherry on top. It was out of this world!

Our second appetizer was the whole stuffed artichoke. Also fantastic! We

finished off both plates with ease and were very excited for our entrees

after that start! Our server was wonderful. She sent us out a chickpea salad

as the entrees were taking longer than expected. Sadly, I was already so full I

did not risk eating anything else until my entree arrived.

Shortly after, our main dishes arrived to our table. Our exceptionally wonderful server had highly recommended the special pasta as this "Grandma's" specialtywas pasta. I obliged. The homemade Parpadelle pasta with pancetta and parmesan was so wonderful. I was unable to finishthe entire dish so I packed it up and brought it home for dinner another evening.

The server also mentioned the veal was also Grandma's specialty. I believe we

were pretty happy with our entree selections.

Of course I had to save room for dessert and after I saw that Tiramisu

served to another table, there was no question to which one we were

going to have that evening. I was so excited I forgot to snap a photo

when it arrived. I remembered with one bite left. It doesn't show

you much, but what it does show you is how amazing it was! Of course

we did not leave that last little bite. That would have been silly.

All I can say is next time the parents are in town, Enoteca Maria will be first